Walsall, West Midlands

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 238 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WalsallUK
    2012238118,868
    2011234114,512
    % change1.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (238) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012907672
    New companies in 2011837873
    % change8.4%-2.6%-1.4%
    Record Year2012 (90)2011 (78)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WalsallUK
    201215474,772
    201119372,230
    % change-20.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012605638
    Closed companies in 2011459058
    % change33.3%-37.8%-34%
    Record Year2010 (69)2008 (154)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 84 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WalsallUK
    20128444,096
    20114142,282
    Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012302034
    Net growth in 201138-1215
    Record Year2006 (47)2002 (37)2002 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Walsall
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.6%-1.8%-2.5%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1977 (0.7%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.3% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MIDLANDS1.26%CONSULTING5.05%
    WALSALL1.12%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    HOME0.91%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%PROPERTY2.35%
    M0.77%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.77%DESIGN1.87%
    (MIDLANDS)0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%BUSINESS1.72%
    CARE0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    D0.63%LONDON1.67%
    R0.63%J1.55%
    HMA0.63%GLOBAL1.53%
    (WALSALL)0.63%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MAINTENANCE0.63%IT1.43%
    ROOFING0.63%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTING0.63%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.63%M1.27%
    BUSINESS0.56%BUILDING1.22%
    FOOD0.56%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DESIGN0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%S1.17%
    ACADEMY0.56%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied693331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5235,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4725,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,774
    9999 - Dormant Company2412,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2213,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1919,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1933,677
    49410 - Freight transport by road182,795
    86900 - Other human health activities174,998
    41100 - Development of building projects154,965
    6024 - Freight transport by road141,523
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified141,783
    4534 - Other building installation131,328
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets123,089
    9305 - Other service activities126,142
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,119
    56302 - Public houses and bars102,823
    86210 - General medical practice activities102,544

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199766 ORANGE CAR SALES + RENTALS LTD. 03 Sep 2012
    08215909 CHINESE BOTTLING MACHINERY SUPPLIERS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217629 IBJ SERVICES (WALSALL) LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08231224 MGM MASTER BUILDERS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08203827 VANQUISH ESTATES & MORTGAGES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207008 BENTLEY LANE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08209416 D&H BROTHERS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210914 MIDLANDS FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08228525 WISDOM U VENTURES LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229636 PLASTWORK LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230325 CNC JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08198941 GARCHA (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08203790 CHRISTOPHER CLARK DESIGN LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08214156 CANTONESE EXPRESS PARK HALL LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08219616 D.S.JOHAL PROPERTIES LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08227406 ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08233326 NATIONWIDE TRANSLINK LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08200287 THE LUNCHBOX CAFE LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08212850 SHAKESPEARE HOLDINGS (UK) LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08206683 WREN TRAINING LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08206856 H.E.I ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08213964 CHUCKERY WORKING MEN'S CLUB LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08217367 M D PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (BLOXWICH) LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08221870 Y AND H DECORATING LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227912 COOLIO LTD 25 Sep 2012